CHARLIE TWO STEP
(Hoagy Carmichael 1932)

as recorded by The Boswell Sisters
with The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
September 13th 1932 New York


Charlie when he's happy,
And he's doggone happy
On a great big ballroom floor,
He'll take a whirl
With any old girl,
Show 'em the dance and never linger fall!

Something's gonna happen
When his feet star a-tappin'
And the band begins to play.
He's got a new step,
A brand new two-step,
Watch him when he comes your way, oh!

That's Charlie, Charlie Two-Step,
That's Charlie, the hottest man in town!
That's Charlie, when he's got to two-step,
That's Charlie, yowzah!

He's snappy when he two-steps,
He's happy, happy as a clown.
Just watch him when he starts a-goin',
There goes Charlie, goin' to town!

That's Charlie, Charlie Two-Step,
That's Charlie, the hottest man in town!
That's Charlie, when he's got to two-step,
That's Charlie, yowzah!

That's Charlie, Charlie Two-Step,
He's the hottest man in town!
That's Charlie, when he starts to two-step,
How we shake his dog around!

He's got it, my oh me,
He's quite a sight to see!
Now that's somethin', somethin' with a kick,
When he starts that flight xxxxxxxx?

Eeny meeny miney mo,
Crack a bean in Idaho,
Momma do the papa do the ring ding dango,
That Charlie Two-Step! That Charlie Two-Step.

Ski, scat, my oh me,
Ski, scat, sight to see!
Ski, scat, scat, ski,
That Charlie Two-Step!
That Charlie Two-Step.

(scat)

That Charlie, Charlie Two-Step,
That Charlie, the hottest man in town!
That Charlie, when he's got to two-step,
That Charlie, yowzah!
That Charlie Two-Step!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - July 2017)